The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-01

w. NJ Girardeau. of jefferson county,
Fla, has about $50 acres of fine waternelons
now ready for Market and with the pros
pect of fine crop. Mr.. Girardeau has per-
fected variety which combines the two
essential qualities for a shipping crop-hne
quality and bookkeeping condition for ship
ment. The reputation of his melons Is sucn
that he is enabled to make a profitable dis
position of his seed to the large seed houses
to whom he sells many thousands Of pounds
at compensating prices In addition to the
vast acreage in melons, MIR. Glrardeau Is
very extensive truck farmer, aud ships
large quantities of tomatoes potatoes, can
teloupes, etc. The prices realized the present
season are very satisfactory.
The Governor has appointed the follow
ing officers for the new counties of Lake,
Pasco and Citrus and the county of her
nando: Lake county-D. II. Yancy, Judge;
H. H. Duncan, Clerk of Circuit Court; A.
j. Cassidy, Collector of Revenue; John T.
Galloway, Sheriff; f. l.. Woodward, AS
SCISSOR of Taxes; George O. Butler, Surveyor.
John c. Compton, Superintendent OF
Schools; Benjamin Dowd, Treasurer. Pasco
county-D; o. Thrasher, Judge; H. H; Hen
try, Clerk of Court; j. A, Grady,
Sheriff; Robert J. Bradley, Collector; N.
z. Bishoff, Assessor; G.. NJ. Roberts,
Treasurer; A. H. Ravesies, Superintend-
ent of Schools; w. A. Jones, Surveyor.
Citrus county-W. G. Zimmerman Clerk of
Court; j. C. Priest, Sheriff; A. D. Temp
kins, Collector of Revenue; William NJ.
Brooks, Assessor of Taxes; n. Barco, Treas
urer; j. w. Allen, Surveyor e. A Harri-
son, Superintendent Of Schools; j. W.
Fleming, Judge. fernando county-Frank
f. Saxon, Clerk of Court; George F. Mar
shall, Collector of Revenue; c. S. Wilson,
Assessor of Taxes; T. j. Cook, Treasurer:
j. r. Temple, Superintendent of Schools;
w. II. Havron, Surveyor.
Last Friday, during the celebration Of st.
Johns day, at Lake View, by the Masonic
order of that place. difficulty occurred be-
tween John Hurst and Bob Tucker, both
citizens of that neighborhood. Mutual
friends interfered and everyone thought
their differences settled. Tucker, who has
had the reputation of being very overhead
ing when under tho influence of whisky
considerable Of which he had unfortunately
imbibed at this timei, went to his home nqr
by and sent Hurst word that he would settle
with him i'll the future. Tucker is a WY
large and powerful man, wife
Hurst is small and slender. Lei r
in the day, while Hurst was bn
his way home, and passing Tuckf's
house, he was assaulted ny Tucker, who Bs
standing in his yard, and rushed uPn
Hurst with drawn knife Hurst retreabd
some distance, at the request of some ladks,
but was followed by Tucker, when he dIN
pistol from his pocket and fired one SHIT
which struck Tucker near the navel. ale !
ranged backward through his bowels, aid |
from the effect of which he died at a vetJ
early hour Monday morning. Hurst wasl
arrested. From all the testimony that CAM
be gathered from eye witnesses to the shoot4
ing, Hurst was entirely iustiliable. Whisky
was the sole cause of the unfortunate occur-l
renee, which makes a widow and seven or
phans, and leaves them in destitute circum-
stances